Wire fence.



D. H. MILLER.

WIRE I ENGE. APPLICAjIION FILED MAR. 13, 1911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

' :Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented certain new and use- To all who met may concern:

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' DANIEL 161. MILLER, or roar WQRTH, weir-res.

wrnn rnncia Lie it known that L "DAN nL "H. MILLER, citizen of the United States, residing at Fort ful Improvements in Wire Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to wire fences bf the character described in my Patent No. 951,958, of 'March 15, 1.910, and has the material of the fence post and without tearing off or otherwise damaging or bend ing the barbs.

The invention con prehends the provision of fence posts each having a longitudinal .opemng and a @IlGSOi transverse recesses intersecting the opening, and a locking rod adapted to beginserted in said opening across the recesses for locking the wires in place combination with such fence posts of a corwithin the notches or recesses, and in the nor post and tightening devices mounted on the corner post and connected thereto, and deflecting protector plates supported in the notches or recesses of the posts and acting to prevent the'engagement of the barbs on the line wires with the walls of said recesses or with the locking rod.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is tobe had to the following de scription and accompanying drawing, in Which:

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a portion of a fence post wlth a barb protector applied thereto. Fig. Eris an enlarged cross sectional View of the fence post shownv in Fig. l with perspective View of a pc tion all a fence post with a modified 'form'ot protector applied thereto. F 4 is an enlarged cross sectionai View of the fence post shown in Fig. 3 and with the modified form of protector shown" in said Fig. .3. Fig. 5 is a cross sectional iew of one of the posts of the fence showing the means for tightening the wires of the fence.

Corresponding and like parts are referred Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 13,1911. Serial No. 614,118.

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to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawing by the same reference characters.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the main posts of the fence, these posts forming the snbject matter of the. Patent Not-51,958, before referred to.

.ln the present form of my construct-ion each post is constructed of soft steel rolled or otherwise shaped into around, square, or

rectangular form, preferably tapering" from its lower to its upper end. This hollow post may be filled with cement if desired.

Each post is preferably provided with a rounded edge, as indicated at 2, and. this edge is formed with a series of transverse recesses 3 or notches of any desired number at any desired interval from each other.

The inc wires 42 are passed through these recesses u and a locking rod 5 is passed downwardly into the post and across the slots in front of the line wires, thus locking the line wires in place.

In the operation. of securing the line wires to the post, the main wires are put in place and locked in position by the rods '5, and the wires'are then stretched. lf-these'line wires were provided with barbs this stretching operation would tend to, draw the harbs through the recesses 3, so that the barbs would beliable to catch upon the edges of the recesses and not only damage themetal of the fence, tearing the sheet metal oil, but the barbs would also be liable to be bent.

To provide means for easily tensioning the wires, and holding them at any desired tension 3'. provide the corner post 10, which may be of any suitable construction, but isshown Thiscorner post extends as deep into The s in any so .ahlc manner. There is wire tightener for each of the wires (t of the fence. Each line wire is attached to a spool 20 having lateral flanges may he desired. 3118i. the stram of the 21, the spindle of the spool heingfornied at opposite ends with the square heads 22, whereby a crank maybe applied to the spool. One end of the spool. is preferably provided with a ratchet plate having a plurality of recesses 24 in its periphery, these recesses having dove-tail shape as shown in 1 rod '4.- passes so as to lock the protector plate 65 so as to provide the reentrant shoulders 25 in place. While I have illustrated and de- I defining the iends of/the recess. These rescribed these protector plates as intended. cesses 24 provide means whereby 'a lever to. to be used Where the wires 4 are provided, 5 rbtate the spool may be used in place of a with barbs it will be understood that the crank, The spool is carried upon the opprotector plates might be used for bare positely disposed side-bar's or pieces 26. wire, so as to preventany cutting or def- These side bars at their other endsare slot orrnation of the sheet metal forming the ted as at 27 and are held spaced from each -p'ostand defining the walls'of the recesses/ v 10 other by means of asleeve 28 through which Furthermore, these protector plates; when passes a bolt 29, thisbolt being' located adused. withjbare wire permit the wire to jacent to the slots 27; Exten'din around the be more" readily drawn through the recess post 10 is a strap 30 of sheet'metal, the ends than-if the wire is allowed to 'scrape along of the strap being folded inward and extendthe upper edges of the walls of the recess;

'15 ing through the slots 27 in the side-bars, the The'wire is thus less liable .to cut and furends being then returned upon the strap so thermore, these plates when in position tend that the strain upon the tightening device to prevent the entrance of moisture into the will cause the main portion of the strap to interior'of the post,-or into the projecting hold the ends in tight contact with the post ,edge of the corner postn Q I I 20 and thus prevent the strap from pulli'ng'out/ Ihave found that my invention is very It will be seen tltatthis strap may be easily effective in practice and thatit permits the adjusted to suit; any diameter of post and .fence wires to be easily struhg and tight' that in conjunhtion with the bolt 29 and ened; My constru'ction also permits the sleeve 30,,it ,will hold the device securely wires to be tightened u from time to time,

25 upon the post in it's adjusted position when as desired, so that'slac may be taken it is placed under strain. p

' Mounted on one of the side-bars is the slackened at anytime desired to permit the pawl or dog 31, "the free end of which is unstringingmof the post or where it is deinwardly bent as at 32 and engages in the sired to let down a. certain panel of the fence,-

-"30 notches 24 formed in the periphery of the which would not be/che case" were the wires ratchetl' -wheel 28. The pawl is preferably permanentlyattached to; the corner post, mounted upon the side-bars 26 by means of after having been fully tightened. l a bolt 33, so that the dog may be easily Having thus described the invention, what removed and readjusted.- Thus, the dog is claimed as new is:, 1 35 may engage either "abovp or below the 1. A fence post having a wire receiving ratchet-wheel 23. I notch, aline wire locking rod passing ver- 1,00

In' order to protect'the edges of the re tically through said notch, and a deflector cesses 3 from contact with the barbs of supported in the notch and held in position 1, Wires, and to prevent the'barbs, from catchby the locking, rod, said deflector having '40 ing upon the walls of the recessror upon the downwardly extending inclined ends.

operating rod "5', I provide the protectors 2. "The combination with a fence post hav tillust'rated in Figs. 1 and 3, which protecing a wire receiving notch and a wire 'locktors consist of plates adapted to be inserted ing rod passing vertically through said in the recesses and held in placeby thelocknotch, of a' deflector plate removably sup- 45 ing rod 5. 5 15; ported in said notch, said plate having In the formofprotector plate shown in downwardly entending terminal ends pro Fig, l the protector plate designated, 37 is vidcd with wirexsupportingrollers. provided with a perforation through. 3. The combinationwlth afence post hav- 1 which the locking rod 5 passes, and the ends ing,a wire receiving notch and a locking rod 50 of the protector plate are deflected down-. 'pussingstertijc'alb down through said post Ward, 0 that as the wire is drawn through and lIltOISQCtlIIg said 'notch,.of a wire supthe recess "or'notch'ii, the barbs thereon will porting deflector plate supported in the ride .over the downwardly deflected extrcmnotch and through which said locking rod ities of the deflector .plate and the deflector 'passcs. l I 55 will protect thelower edges-of the recesses 4. A fence, a series of posts each Mann 3 from engagement with thcbarbs. Y wire receiving notches, and each PIOVldOC In Fig. 3 I show another form of the pr with a locking rod passing vertically tector, regarded aspreferabl, wherein the through said notches, deflector plates removplate 40 deflected at its ends, as at 41, ably supported 1n the notches, longitudinal 60 these deflected ends 41 being' each provided wires passing over saiddcficctor plates and ,avith cars -12 in which are mounted. grooved through said notches, and means for tightrollers 43 over which the wired: passes. The cning the wires.

protector plate 40 is alsoprovided with a 5. A fence, a se'ries of posts each having perforation 44; through which the locking wire receiving notches, and each provided 11 It is also obvious that the wires may lib '90 with a locking rod passing vertically In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature through said notghes, I(ieflector plates rein presence of two Witnesses. mova y supports int e'notches longitu- 1 dinal wires passing over said defieritor plates DNILL MILLER S 5 and through said notches, and means mount- Witnesses:

ed on one of said posts for tightening the F. W. H NEEs, several Wires. I DONALD R HUDSON. 

